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March 18, 2013
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Bill 14 is an amendment to Quebec’s language laws that would enforce the use of French in everyday life, by enacting stricter provisions on French language use and education.

Why is it significant?

The preservation of the French language and culture is a hot-button issue in Quebec. This has resulted in controversial actions in la belle province, including a failed attempt to remove the Canadian flag from the Quebec legislature, to replacing English character computer keyboards to the censoring of menus in some of Montreal’s Italian restaurants.